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#1
Hulk Hogan
In
Rocky lll (1982)
The
Role:
Pro wrestler "Thunderlips"
The Movie:
Hulk Hogan is not only the greatest professional wrestler
and personality of all time; he also gets the nod for
the greatest appearance by a wrestler in a movie. Hogan's
character Thuderlips battled Rocky Balboa's in a charity
match in Rocky 3, which was the best 10 minutes out of
all of the Rocky movies. The role had a huge affect on
the wrestling world, caught the eye of Vince McMahon and
propelled Hogan and Hulkamania into superstardom and world
wide recognition. It also shaped the future of wrestling
as Mr. T (Clubber Lang) joined Hogan in the first Wrestlemania
and then boxed Rowdy Roddy Piper in Wrestlemania II.
Months after the movie was released, Hogan defeated the
Iron Sheik in 1984 to win the WWF title in New York's
Madison Square Garden.
The rest is history…
Best Scene:
A humbled Thunderlips grants Rocky's request for a picture
with him and his son.
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#2
The Rock
The
Scorpion King (2002)
The
Role:
Mathayus, "The Scorpion King"
The Movie:
In a last ditch effort to stop Memnon (an evil king) from
taking over the world, the leaders of the remaining free
tribes hire the assassin Mathayus to kill the sorceress.
With the help of the trixter Arpid, tribal leader Balthazar
and an unexpected ally, it's up to Mathayus to fufill
his destiny and become the great Scorpion King.
Best Scene:
When the "Great One" is buried up to his
neck in a sand pit, battling giant fire ants armed only
with The People's Chin
Other Roles:
Scorpion King, The (2002)
Mummy Returns, The (2001)
Longshot (2000)
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Roddy Piper
In
They Live (1988)
The
Role:
"Nada"
The Movie:
In "They Live", Hot Rod plays the role of Nada,
an unemployed, out of luck guy who discovers a pair of wacky
sunglasses. When he puts the glasses on, he is able to see
subliminal messages, he is also able to see that most of the
population are a bunch of freaky aliens who rule the world,
most of which are politicians and other important members
of society. He then finds the people who made the glasses
and joins them in the fight to destroy the aliens and restore
peace to the galaxy.
Best Scene:
The first big fight scene where Piper says, "I'm
just here to chew bubble gum and kick ass!... Unfortunately,
I'm all outta' bubble gum!". |
#4
Randy Savage
Spiderman
(2002)
The
Role:
"Bonesaw
McGraw"
The Movie:
The Macho Man stars in the scene where Spiderman wrestles
for some extra cash. Little does Bonesaw know that he is
fighting a kid with super human spider strenght.
Best Scene:
The only scene that he was in where a newly bitten Spiderman
kicks his ass.
Other Roles:
Ready to Rumble (2000)
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#5
Jesse Ventura
The
Predator (1987)
The
Role:
"Blain"
The Movie:
Ventura plays Blain, a gatling gun weilding, tabacco chewing,
commando hired by the CIA to rescue soldiers from the
Central American jungle and guerillas. During the mission
they realize that they have become the hunted by a powerful
chameleon-like alien hunter from outer space.
Best Scene:
When Ventura says the famous quote ""I ain't
got time to bleed" and when he attempts to use hand
to hand combat on the alien.
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#6
Andre The Giant
The Princess Bride (1987)
The
Role:
Andre plays "Fezzik", a gentle giant.
The Movie:
This flick is a fairy tale about a Princess who has been
kidnapped and held against her will. Fezzik joins Prince
Humperdink and a cast of misfits in his quest to resucue
and marry her.
Best Scene: When he says to Mandy, "Indigo. (Yes, Fezzik)
I hope we win."
Other Roles:
Micki + Maude (1984)
Trading Mom (1994) |
#7
The Rock
The
Mummy Returns (2001)
The
Role:
Mathayus, "The Scorpion King"
The Movie:
Rocky plays the Scorpion King, an ancient warrior in The Mummy
Returns, a sequel to the 1999 hit The Mummy. He must have
impressed someone because he also starred in the third film
of the series, The Scorpion King, a prequel that focused around
his charactera dn was a box office smash.
Best Scene:
When he turns into the laughable CGI version of the Scorpion
King. The special effects brought back memories of the skeleton
soldiers in the classic 70's Sinbad movie.
Other Roles:
Scorpion King, The (2002)
Longshot (2000)
Beyond the Mat (1999) |
#8
King Kong Bundy
Moving
(1988)
The
Role:
A "mover"
The Movie:
Richard Pryor plays Arlo Pear a family man who gets fired
from his jobby job and moves to Idaho. He then hires some
movers including King Kong Bundy. The movers turn out to be
crooks and never make it to the new house.
Best Scene:
When Pryor's character goes over to the moving van and meets
up with the 6'4'', 446 pound Bundy for the very first time.
The look on his face is makes me giggle.
Other Roles:
"Weird Science" (1994) TV
"Married... with Children" (1987) TV |
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#9
George Steele
Ed
Wood (1994)
The
Role:
Tor Johnson, aka 'Swedish Angel'
The Movie:
Steele plays the role of Tor Johnson AKA "The Swedish
Angel", a 300 pound Swedish ex-wrestler who appeared
in a ton of Ed Wood movies. He couldn't speak english, so
most of his characters never spoke.
Best Scene:
Every scene that The Animal was in is memorable.
Other Roles:
Mr. Nanny (1993) |
#10
Jerry Lawler
Man
On The Moon (1999)
The
Role:
Plays "Himself"
The Movie:
Jim Carey stars in the life and times of legendary actor/comedian
Andy Kauffman. Lawler plays himself in the period of Kauffman's
life where he became a pro wrestler..
Best Scene:
When Lawler smacks the shit out of Andy on the David Letterman
Show.
Other Roles:
I'm From Hollywood (1992)
Life with Mikey (1993)
Beyond the Mat (1999) |
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Sgt. Slaughter
GI
Joe: The Movie (1987)
The
Role:
The Sarge plays himself
The Movie:
Sgt. Slaughter and his new "Slaughter's Marauders"
are called in to save the world and help the Joe team battle
Cobra, the ruthless terrorist organization and Cobra-La, led
by Golobulus. They want to steal the Joe's Broadcast Energy
Transmitter which they want to use to mutate the population
of Earth.
Best
Scene:
When the Sarge kicks the crap out of Serpentor, giving him
shots for Falcon, Duke, himself, and The United States.
Other Roles:
G.I. Joe:
Arise, Serpentor, Arise! (1987)
Bad Guys (1986) |
#12
Goldberg
Universal
Soldier 2
The
Role:
"Romeo"
The Movie:
Goldberg plays the role of Romeo (how gay is that?), a comical
villain who heads an evil new breed of soldiers who are ready
to kill. Unfortunately Van Damme lives...
Best
Scene:
Whenever Goldberg muttered the words, "I'm gonna
kill that guy".
Other Roles:
Ready to Rumble (2000)
Jesse Ventura Story, The (1999) |
#13
Roddy Piper
Body
Slam (1987)
The
Role:
"Rick Roberts", pro wrestler
The Movie:
Harry Smilac is a down-on-his-luck music manager who is having
a hard time attracting talent and booking gigs for his band,
Kicks (The most recent of the gigs is a Dairy Queen opening!!).
When making arrangements for a campaign fund-raiser, he mistakes
Rick Roberts, a professional wrestler, for a musician and
hires him. At that moment he becomes a wrestling manager and
starts to book matches for him and his teammate Tonga Tom.
The team is a success, and Harry decides to take his wrestlers
and his band on a "Rock n' Wrestling" tour. The
tour is a success, and Harry feels what it is like to be a
winner again.
Other Roles:
Jack of Hearts (1999/III)
Shepherd (1999)
Last to Surrender (1998)
Bad Pack, The (1998) |
#14
Tyler Mane
X-Men
(2000)
The
Role:
Wolverine's arch enemy "Sabertooth"
The Movie:
Big screen adaptation of the classic comic book about a band
of unique power-possesing mutants who live in a world where
their kind is hated and persecuted by humans. Under the guidance
of their leader, Professor Charles Xavier, the X-men strive
for a world where humans and mutants can peacefully co-exist.
The superheroes must also combat those radical mutants with
intentions of exterminating human the race.
Best Scene:
When Sabertooth is thrown through the clock at the train station.
Other Roles:
Black Mask 2: City of Masks (2001)
Joe Dirt (2001) |
#15
Zeus
The
Fifth Element (1997)
The
Role:
"President Lindberg"
The Movie:
Two hundred and fifty years in the future, life as we know
it is threatened by the arrival of Evil. Only the fifth element
(played by Milla Jovovich) can stop the Evil from extinguishing
life, as it tries to do every five thousand years. She is
helped by ex-soldier, current-cab-driver, Corben Dallas (played
by Bruce Willis), who is, in turn, helped by Prince/Arsenio
clone, Ruby Rhod. |
#16
Buff Bagwell
Return
to Savage Beach (1997)
The
Role:
"President Lindberg"
The Movie:
Buxom, butt-kicking Willow Black (Julie Strain) leads a team
of curvaceous commandos on a mission to retrieve national
treasures hefted by slimeballs in the original film.
Other Roles:
Day of the Warrior (1996) |
#17
Adrian Street
Grunt!
(1985)
The
Role:
Plays himself
The Movie:
After a professional wrestler vanishes mysteriously, a strange
masked contender suddenly appears on the scene.
Other Roles:
Guerre du feu, La (1981)
Racconti di Canterbury, I (1971) |
#18
Edge
Higlander
(2000)
The Role:
"Lachlan"
The
Movie:
Two brothers are about to join forces. Together, they're our
last chance to stop the ultimate evil.
Best Scene:
In one of the flashbacks when they save the women in the carriage
from being robbed the long blonde haired man (Edge). There
is a line in the movie that says, "You seem to have lost
your edge." |
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Terry Funk
Road
House (1989)
The
Role:
"Morgan", Double Deuce Bouncer
The Movie:
Dalton is the Cooler in bars; He backs up and directs the
bouncers. He takes a job in a Road House that has gotten far
too rough. His attempts to clean things up put him in conflict
with Brad Wesley, the town bully and rich person. Things heat
up.
Other Roles:
Active Stealth (1999)
Over the Top (1987)
Paradise Alley (1978) |
#20
Kevin Nash
Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)
The
Role:
"Super Shredder"
The Movie:
The turtles find out where the Ooze, the substance which made
them mutate, came from. Unfortunately Shredder (Nash) learns
about it too, and uses it to enhance himself. So the turtles
have to prove again who's the better ninja fighter.
Other Roles:
Family Plan (1997) |
